Perilla oil

Perilla oil is a product obtained from the seeds of the green-leaved variety of perilla vegetable oil. Based in East and Southeast Asia plant is native to the mountainous regions of India and China. Today, she is also in Austria, Japan, USA and other Countries cultivated. Taste and smell of the oil reminiscent of linseed oil.

The triglycerides in the oil in the brown seed of the plant have a particularly high percentage ( 31-42 %) of the omega-3 fatty acid residue, derived from alpha -linolenic acid. The human body can omega-3 fatty acids are not themselves form and must therefore they take with food.

In addition, the oil is used both as a color ink and a preservative in soy sauce when used for the production of linoleum.